The Gombe State Impartial Electoral Fee on Thursday introduced that native authorities elections are scheduled for April 27, 2024.
The Chairman of the State Electoral Physique, Saidu Awak, confirmed this at a gathering with political events on Thursday, saying the assembly was a follow-up to Governor Muhammadu Yahaya's approval for the conduct of the ballot among the many 11 LGs.
The final time the LG elections had been held within the state was in December 2020, when the ruling All Progressives Congress accepted the 11 LGA seats and councilors within the 114 wards.
Awak mentioned: “Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Yahaya, has accepted the Impartial State Electoral Fee to conduct elections in all eleven native authorities areas of the state.
“We imagine you might be all totally conscious of the intense financial issues, acute gasoline prices and safety challenges going through our beloved nation Nigeria. Our jewel in Savannah, Gombe State isn’t exempt from these hardships and challenges.
“For the sake of emphasis and readability, we hereby state that the Gombe State Impartial Electoral Fee is immediately, January 18, 2024, issuing the necessary discover of 101 days to political events in search of or wanting to take part within the native authorities elections scheduled to be held on 27 April 2024.”
Whereas assuring them of a clean and clear course of, the GOSIEC boss urged political events to conduct their enterprise throughout the expectations of the regulation, including: “At the moment, we want to name on all political events to make sure that they conduct their primaries throughout the limits of the regulation. timeframe given to them.
“We might additionally prefer to enchantment to the leaders of all political events planning to take part in these elections to impress upon their members and supporters to be regulation abiding and respectful of their dealings with fellow gamers within the politics.”
Awak added, “We fervently pray that the state will witness peace throughout campaigns, primaries, the elections themselves and all the times of our lives. As we get began, we sincerely urge, certainly demand, that you simply conduct your self as mature and accountable residents of Gombe State.”
